With cold temperatures soon invading our towns and snow and ice as products, you don’t want to be surprised when it comes. One way you can protect yourself is by learning the secrets of the sky. The National Weather Service is offering 3 virtual Winter Skywarn Spotter sessions this month.

This is supplemental training that is not required to be a volunteer spotter. This 90-minute presentation will focus on the cool season with additional education for “all season spotters” as well.

During this training, you will be equipped with the essentials in order to spot a storm. Included in this session include basics of thunderstorm development, fundamentals of storm structure, identifying potential severe weather features, information to report/how to report, and basic severe weather safety.

This training is free and open to the public via registration links.

November 16 – 6:30-8:00 pm
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3739112926038092633

November 21 – 1:00-2:30 pm
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3647763300979686233

November 29 – 6:30-8:00 pm
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6501920664337412190

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

NWS encourages anyone with an interest in public service to join the SKYWARN® program. Volunteers include police and fire personnel, dispatchers, EMS workers, public utility workers and other concerned private citizens. Individuals affiliated with hospitals, schools, churches and nursing homes or who have a responsibility for protecting others are encouraged to become a spotter.

AGENDA

Monday, November 6, 2023

Order of business, regular session

Danville City Council, Danville City Hall

Citizen comments:  Comments must be directed to the subject under consideration.  The presiding officer shall rule on the relevance of the citizen comments.  Citizens making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks may be barred by the presiding officer from further comment before the Council during the meeting.

1. Call to order 5:15 p.m..

2. Action to go into closed session per Iowa Code 21.5 (1)(j) “to discuss the purchase or sale of particular real estate only where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to increase the price the governmental body would have to pay for that property or reduce the price the governmental body would receive for that property.”

3. Action to come out of closed session.

4. Statement regarding the closed session. No action will be taken by council at this time.

5. Action to temporarily adjourn until the start of the regular council meeting.

1. Regular session call to order 6:00 p.m.

2. Accept or amend the agenda.

3. Open forum: A time set aside to receive comments from the public regarding city business.  The Mayor and City Council welcome comments from the public on any subject pertaining to City business, including items on this agenda.  You are asked to state your name and address for the record and to limit your remarks to five minutes in order that others may be given the opportunity to speak.  The Order of Business is at the discretion of the Chair.  No action will be taken.

4. Discussion with George and Jill Bowers via zoom. Action by council if needed.

5. Presentation on the Plat of Survey as prepared by Lance Surveying Services, dated October 18, 2023.
6. Discussion and action on Resolution 2023-18, approving the parcel boundaries of Auditor’s Parcel “?” as shown on the plat of survey dated October 18, 2023.

6. Fire Chief/Building Inspector report.
7. Approval, if needed, of building permits and/or report as presented.

7. City Electrician report.
8. Approval of report if needed.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and state and federal partners are reassuring voters of the many steps taken to provide a secure election. The State of Iowa has received national awards for its election cybersecurity efforts and was named one of the top three states in the nation for election administration.

“In Iowa, we take a holistic approach to election integrity and security – pre-election testing, paper ballots, post-election audits, enhancing cybersecurity measures, and partnerships with our Election Security A Team make that possible,” said Secretary Pate. “The public should be reassured that we are protecting the integrity of their vote in all 99 counties.”

Secretary Pate also reassured Iowans that their votes are cast safely and if anyone tries to impede that process in any way, election officials have local law enforcement on speed dial.

“Intelligence and law enforcement communities at all levels of government have been tasked with ensuring our elections are safe and secure,” Iowa Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens said. “Iowans respect and actively exercise their right to vote and do so with civility and integrity. We take our responsibility to protect this right seriously and will be aggressive in deterring any criminal effort to compromise our system of government.”

Secretary Pate also partners with fellow state agencies to ensure top level cybersecurity protections.

“In support of this year’s election, the Department of Management, Division of Information Technology, formerly the Office of the Chief Information Officer, will be monitoring cyberthreats. The State of Iowa Security Operations Center will provide 24-hour-a-day cyberthreat monitoring and heightened support during this year’s elections,” said Shane Dwyer, State of Iowa Chief Information Security Officer.

Secretary Pate and other speakers also urged Iowans to be leery of election misinformation and disinformation. Instead, turn to trusted sources for election information, which are the Secretary of State and county election officials.

*This endangered person advisory has been canceled effective 10am November 6th, 2023.*

An endangered person advisory is being issued for 9-year-old Billy Hernandez-Alvarado and his 8-year-old sister, Ashley Hernandez-Alvarado, from Tama, Iowa. They may be traveling throughout the state of Iowa.

Billy and Ashley were reported missing on the evening of November 5, 2023. They are believed to be with their mother, 33-year-old Ciria Alvarado-Argueta, and 28-year-old Alexis Alvarez-Gomez in either a gray 2014 Nissan Quest (Iowa license plate NVB078) or a white 2022 Kia Sorento (Iowa license plate LLS086).

Based on information discovered during the investigation, law enforcement considers Billy and Ashley to be endangered. Billy is a Hispanic male, 5 feet, 80 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He wears prescription glasses. Ashley is a female, 5 feet, 80 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She wears prescription glasses. She sometimes goes by “Nicole”.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Billy or Ashley is asked to call 911 or the Tama County Communications Center at 641-484-3760 extension 1.